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Costco have the safe front deluxe model in @ £72
(however I would have to renew my membership adding about £25, but been considering doing that anyway)
Worth it over the Kangaroo? whats the differences etc
Anything else front facing worth considering at a similar price
Will they fit any MTB, even ones with short headtubes?
Can I attach it to a carbon seatpost safely?
What are they like to ride with, ok for say canal towpaths?
How easy / quick is it to swop between bikes or remove completely?
Not sure on the differences between the two variates or the carbon question, however I got one for my nipper, I fit it on a Giiant Anthem with virtually no head tube and an oversized one at that. I had to get some longer bolts, but that was it. Iirc, there is a mail address on the website that you can send off make model and photo of your bike that they will tell you if it'll fit or not.
As for how it works, very well. 5mins to fit, very secure and I'm happy to head down canal paths and the like with mini squealing away between my arms. Brilliant fun. I do find I ride knees out, and I can't can't get between the saddle and the seat when I stop so need to swing a leg over the back when I'm going to need to put my foot down. I'd get another tomorrow.
We had a Kangaroo and used it a lot, it's now doing service on my mates wife's Blur XC!
Does fit most bikes easily enough but my missus has a small Specialized Myka HT and it only just went short enough, and we did find that her handlebars couldn't turn as far as you;d like due to needing the seat all the way forwards, so on a bigger bike they'd be fine.
Kids loved it although we didn't ever used the removable rest bit.
Bit of a faff to swap between bikes so I'd consider it mainly a fit and leave on (with the heavy ugly crossbar always in place).
got one and like it
Problems described above - knees out and you cant get off front of saddle so need to lower saddle to be able to reach ground and get on and off easy.
18month old Daughter loves it and waves at people like she is the queen when in it. Great fun, now if only it was dry id get her out these next few days.
Bar fits pretty easily and I usually leave it on then just fit seat when taking the wee man out. Does require a knees out gait and you have to watch for their assistance with steering ESP when you are indicating for a turn.
Takes few seconds to fit the seat and he loves being able to see more than my backside. If needed you can buy additional fitting bars and if I was using it on more than 1 bike regularly then prob worth it as fitting bar does take a bit longer. Standard one seems comfy enough and ideal for towpath type stuff.
1 disadvantage is that car drivers can't tell from behind that you have a kid on board so often give you less room than if you have the carrier on the back. Not as useful for strapping stuff to either
Cheers guys, looks like a trip to Costco in the morning then
Cheers guys, looks like a trip to Costco in the morning then
Best.thing.ever.
Well atleast very good, I can do the loops at sherwood pines with mine on although it does affect pedalling style a bit.
Also the belts aren't the longest so at 2.5years with a coat on its tight. Problem is I can see him wanting to travel any other way for a while.
Got mine on an 18in blue pig with some wide bars and a layback post. So got a bit of space have never tried it on the missus small bike as she struggles to control it with herself on it.
Very similar to ivantate above) I've got a Weeride Kangaroo fitted to my 16" Blue Pig, again with wide bars and a layback seatpost, and like everyone else, I have to pedal like I'm John Wayne. However, as everyone seems to agree, Geordie Junior loves it. We picked up an additional bar for Mrs Geordie's Spesh Sirrus, so it's a two minute job to swap the seat over.
Recommended.
I've got one of [url= http://www.safe-t-seat.co.uk/ ]these[/url] which both Tyreds Jr loved. Think it sits a little further forward than the Weeride one, certainly no need to ride with knees madly out and fitting/removing is dead easy. A metal 'spike' clamps onto headset spacers and the seat slides onto that, and most of the time I just left the spike on, also got a spare one for Mrs Tyred's bike. Easy to use along with a rear-mounted as well.
My kids have outgrown it now, so I'm happy to sell it on. I'm just outside Glasgow if you want to have a look/try, or email me and I can send some pictures.
Saw one of those safe t seats at centreparcs 2tyred, and was impressed but it didn't look like I have enough spare steerer to space it out enough to fit it, where's the wee ride has a narrower clamp area so looks like it will be okay
Cheers anyway though
You need just shy of an inch available IIRC.
Stop it you soundalike my wife!!!
I don't have anywhere near that on steerer spacers I was pretty certain when I looked it wouldn't fit which is a shame as it looks better than the weerides